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        <a id="GConf" name="GConf"></a>GConf-3.2.6
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        <h2 class="sect2">
          Introduction to GConf
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          The <span class="application">GConf</span> package contains a
          configuration database system used by many <span class=
          "application">GNOME</span> applications.
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          This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-9.1
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          Package Information
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                Download (HTTP): <a class="ulink" href=
                "http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/gnome/sources/GConf/3.2/GConf-3.2.6.tar.xz">
                http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/gnome/sources/GConf/3.2/GConf-3.2.6.tar.xz</a>
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                Download (FTP): <a class="ulink" href=
                "ftp://ftp.gnome.org/pub/gnome/sources/GConf/3.2/GConf-3.2.6.tar.xz">
                ftp://ftp.gnome.org/pub/gnome/sources/GConf/3.2/GConf-3.2.6.tar.xz</a>
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                Download size: 1.5 MB
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                Estimated disk space required: 45 MB
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                Estimated build time: 0.3 SBU
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          GConf Dependencies
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          Required
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          User Notes: <a class="ulink" href=
          "http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/gconf">http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/gconf</a>
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          Installation of GConf
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          Install <span class="application">GConf</span> by running the
          following commands:
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        <pre class="userinput">
<kbd class="command">./configure --prefix=/usr \
            --sysconfdir=/etc \
            --disable-orbit \
            --disable-static &amp;&amp;
make</kbd>
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          This package does not come with a test suite.
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          Now, as the <code class="systemitem">root</code> user:
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<kbd class="command">make install &amp;&amp;
ln -s gconf.xml.defaults /etc/gconf/gconf.xml.system</kbd>
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          Command Explanations
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          <em class="parameter"><code>--disable-orbit</code></em>: This
          switch is required if <span class="application">ORBit2</span> is
          not installed. <span class="application">ORBit2</span> is a
          deprecated package.
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          <em class="parameter"><code>--disable-static</code></em>: This
          switch prevents installation of static versions of the libraries.
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          Contents
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            <div class="seg">
              <strong class="segtitle">Installed Programs:</strong>
              <span class="segbody">gconf-merge-tree, gconftool-2,
              gsettings-data-convert and gsettings-schema-convert</span>
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              <strong class="segtitle">Installed Libraries:</strong>
              <span class="segbody">libgconf-2.so and
              libgsettingsgconfbackend.so (GIO Module installed in
              <code class="filename">/usr/lib/gio/modules</code>)</span>
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              <strong class="segtitle">Installed Directories:</strong>
              <span class="segbody">/etc/gconf, /usr/include/gconf,
              /usr/lib/GConf, /usr/share/gtk-doc/html/gconf and
              /usr/share/sgml/gconf</span>
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            Short Descriptions
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                  <p>
                    <a id="gconf-merge-tree" name=
                    "gconf-merge-tree"></a><span class="term"><span class=
                    "command"><strong>gconf-merge-tree</strong></span></span>
                  </p>
                </td>
                <td>
                  <p>
                    merges an XML filesystem hierarchy.
                  </p>
                </td>
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                  <p>
                    <a id="gconftool-2" name="gconftool-2"></a><span class=
                    "term"><span class=
                    "command"><strong>gconftool-2</strong></span></span>
                  </p>
                </td>
                <td>
                  <p>
                    is a command line tool used for manipulating the
                    <span class="application">GConf</span> database.
                  </p>
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                  <p>
                    <a id="gsettings-data-convert" name=
                    "gsettings-data-convert"></a><span class=
                    "term"><span class=
                    "command"><strong>gsettings-data-convert</strong></span></span>
                  </p>
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                <td>
                  <p>
                    reads values out of the users <span class=
                    "application">GConf</span> database and stores them in
                    GSettings.
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                  <p>
                    <a id="gsettings-schemas-convert" name=
                    "gsettings-schemas-convert"></a><span class=
                    "term"><span class=
                    "command"><strong>gsettings-schemas-convert</strong></span></span>
                  </p>
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                <td>
                  <p>
                    converts between <span class="application">GConf</span>
                    and GSettings schema file formats.
                  </p>
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                  <p>
                    <a id="libgconf-2" name="libgconf-2"></a><span class=
                    "term"><code class="filename">libgconf-2.so</code></span>
                  </p>
                </td>
                <td>
                  <p>
                    provides the functions necessary to maintain the
                    configuration database.
                  </p>
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